An unnamed Administration source, Kendall Bennett, wrote: % David Dawes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: % % > I guess you must have read something to even know about the existence % > of a host.def file. I presume that it was misleading, and so should % > be fixed. % % Yes, I have the file that I printed out sitting on my desk! As it turns % out, it appears to be rather outdated and antiquated and I am not sure % exactly where I found it now. % % > I think that <http://www.xfree86.org/current/BUILD.html> is a % > reasonable introduction to building XFree86, but suggestions for % > improving that document are most welcome.
[...] % To solve this problem it would be great if someone added a new section to % the primary XFree86 web site titled something like 'Building XFree86 for % the first time'. It could have a paragraph describing how easy it is to % build XFree86, and then have a link to the BUILD.html file. If that was % available when I started building it again a few months back I think it % would have saved me a lot of time ;-) How about: "Special Edition Building XFree86 for the First Time for Compleat Morons in 24 Hours by Example Unleashed." ;-) Kurt -- If you push the "extra ice" button on the soft drink vending machine, you won't get any ice. If you push the "no ice" button, you'll get ice, but no cup. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
